Jesus said... "Be encouraged, my child! Your sins are forgiven"
But some of the teachers of religious law said to themselves, "Thats blasphemy! Does he think hes God?"
Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he asked them,
"Why do you have such evil thoughts in your hearts?..."
Matthew 9:2-5 NLT
Jesus knew what they were thinking - quite a cool superpower to have -
He knew not just their thoughts but their heart intent.
It wasn't a genuine inquiry or desire to learn. They'd already passed judgement on Jesus without finding out who he really was for themselves...much like people today... do they see the Jesus who backs up their rules & regulations, or do they see the Jesus of grace & compassion (when they see me)
#grace
#liveit
Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can't see - such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. Colossians 1:15-16 NLT OK so this is an English translation of a letter Paul wrote to a church 2,000 years ago, but does it feel like Paul is wrestling with words and ideas to try and capture all of who Jesus is, of who God is, of how does it work that the walking around Jesus was also there before the beginning of the beginning of everything we can see and touch and know. Not only that but Jesus was somehow the agent of everything that has been made in the physical, social, and spiritual. Jesus is at the centre of it all. Walking around Jesus. Cooking fish for breakfast Jesus. Heart aching as he looks at p
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